“Ugh…”
Ten minutes later, Satou woke up on a pile of vines, clutching her buttocks, her red pupils hazy.
“Kyubey-kun?”
Satou’s first reaction was to look at the bag she used specifically to carry Kyubey.
Upon seeing the empty bag, Satou’s face went deathly pale, and her red pupils lost their color.
“I will never forgive you, never!”
Recalling the humiliation that girl had brought upon her, Satou’s magic turned into tangible killing intent, and her pink magic seeped into black, becoming corrupted.
“No matter the cost, I will, absolutely will kill you and take back my Kyubey-kun!”
…
“I love you so much~ Utena-chan~”
In a somewhat cramped room, Kyubey followed Hiiragi Utena back to her home.
Like a prisoner released from jail, Kyubey greedily hugged a Magical Girl figure, unable to put it down.
“I’m glad you like it, Kyubey-kun…” Hiiragi Utena said, feeling a bit embarrassed.
“You’re my savior, Utena-chan.
It’s truly great to have you here.” Kyubey had never been this happy before, even going so far as to perform continuous backflips.
“It’s not that dramatic.
I just got lucky.” Hiiragi Utena’s voice was, as usual, listless.
“I’m sorry for getting you involved with her, but I really had no other choice.”
After calming down, Kyubey thought of Satou and apologized to Hiiragi Utena with some guilt.
Hiiragi Utena hurriedly waved her hands: “No, it’s fine.
If she comes looking for me, I’ll just defeat her again.”
What an angel.
Even when facing someone who wanted to kill her, she was content with just defeating her.
“There’s no need to worry about her coming to your door, Utena-san.”
“After transforming, Utena-san has a cognitive-hindering function.
As long as you don’t transform, that Satou-san won’t be able to recognize you in your normal state.”
Venalita’s explanation, accompanied by an enchanting laugh, made Hiiragi Utena feel slightly relieved:
“Really?
That’s great.”
“But I recall she didn’t transform when she came, did she?” Kyubey remembered that when they met in the afternoon, Hiiragi Utena hadn’t transformed.
“It doesn’t matter.
She didn’t even remember Utena-san’s face back then.
Utena-san’s presence is quite low, isn’t it?”
“I specifically don’t want to hear that from you, Venalita!” Hiiragi Utena got angry again, though even when angry, she lacked momentum.
Kyubey looked at Hiiragi Utena’s room full of Magical Girl figures and sighed: “Utena-chan really likes Magical Girls, doesn’t she?”
“Yeah, ever since I was a child, I’ve always admired Magical Girls, dreaming that one day I could become one.”
Mentioning this, Hiiragi Utena lost her usual weakness and spoke of her dream with a smile.
“Your dream has come true, hasn’t it?
Utena-chan, you are now the glorious leader of an evil organization!”
“Don’t bring up the evil organization!
I never even thought about becoming an opponent to Magical Girls!” Hiiragi Utena was still very resistant to being a villain.
If only she had met Kyubey from the start; she could have become friends with those Magical Girls and fought alongside them.
Hiiragi Utena couldn’t help but envy those Magical Girls who had contracted with Kyubey.
Kyubey naturally didn’t know Hiiragi Utena’s thoughts, but seeing how much Hiiragi Utena loved Magical Girls, he suggested:
“Utena-chan, find some time to go out, and I can introduce you to other Magical Girls.”
“They are all very easygoing Magical Girls, completely different from Satou.
They won’t mind being friends with you.”
Upon hearing this, Hiiragi Utena’s eyes sparkled: “Is that really okay?”
“It’s just making friends, don’t be so insecure.
They won’t mind.”
Kaori, Sakayanagi Arisu, and Touka were all perfectly normal girls, unlike Satou, who had a screw loose.
“Get familiar with them in advance so that when there are new executives later, you can interact with them in a friendly manner.” Venalita had its own ideas.
“You aren’t still thinking about having Utena-chan team up and fight against my Magical Girls, are you?” Kyubey didn’t know why Venalita was so focused on this matter.
Was it really just for fun?
“Rest assured, Kyubey.
I won’t have them clash so soon.
Before building the stage, one must clean it first, right?”
The meaning Venalita wanted to convey was obvious, and Kyubey could feel slightly at ease.
“Kyubey, I, I’m going to take a bath first.”
Hiiragi Utena seemed to recall something unspeakable, her face flushing slightly as she opened the room and went downstairs.
Most likely, she was ashamed of her behavior after going berserk, right?
Kyubey roughly understood why Hiiragi Utena had left in such a hurry, and he tacitly agreed.
As long as she didn’t transform and get carried away fighting, the usual Hiiragi Utena was still a good girl.
Following her was not only very free, but also much more convenient for getting things done.
…
“Does Kyubey hate me?”
At the same time, Kaori lay on her bed, feeling restless.
Having failed to call out to him once again, she felt anxious inside.
“Did I do something wrong to make Kyubey hate me?” Kaori recalled her actions that might have provoked Kyubey, causing him to be unable to respond to her all this time.
Could something have happened to Kyubey that prevented him from responding?
Clutching such thoughts, Kaori closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, the first ray of sunlight shone through the window onto the bed, and Kaori slowly woke up, her usually dazzling blonde hair tangled and messy.
“Kyubey?
Kyubey?
Kyubey?”
Kaori subconsciously called out to Kyubey.
One minute later, having received no response, she looked sorrowful:
“Still no response?
Kyubey, where on earth did you go?”
Although Kyubey wasn’t human, she could tell that he genuinely cared for her.
A savior who had allowed her to have a new life was now nowhere to be found, and she couldn’t help but think the worst.
A breeze blew the curtains, and Kaori rubbed her eyes, intending to go and pull them open.
The moment the curtains were blown up, a white figure jumped to the window.
That appearance and the iconic large tail were something Kaori would never forget in her life.
“Kyubey!!!”
After coming to her senses and realizing it wasn’t an illusion, she rushed forward and pulled Kyubey into her embrace: “Thank goodness, Kyubey, you finally…
“Where have you been all these days?
Why wasn’t there a single response?
I thought, I thought, *sob*…”
Kaori’s tears flowed uncontrollably from the corners of her eyes, the tears passing over Kyubey’s small body.
The latter, seeing Kaori like this, couldn’t help but feel a pang of heartache.
“I’m sorry, Kaori.
It’s my fault for making you worry for so many days.
I will explain everything to you.”
Upon hearing these words from Kyubey, Kaori first let go of Kyubey, wiped her tears with her pajamas, and said solemnly:
“As I thought…
did something happen?”
“Yes, it’s because I made a decision that led to a major mistake, it’s…”
Kyubey spent about three minutes telling Kaori about what had happened to him over the past week or so.
After hearing it, Kaori’s brain couldn’t process this world-shattering information.
What did it mean that after a soul gem became completely corrupted, it wouldn’t turn into a Witch, but instead undergo a Reverse Transformation?
And what was this about a girl named Satou wishing to fall in love with Kyubey, loving him uncontrollably, forbidding anyone from approaching him, and imprisoning him?
And then another Magical Girl appeared, defeated that Satou, and only then did Kyubey gain his freedom?
“Hard to believe, right?” Seeing Kaori looking bewildered, Kyubey roughly understood that Kaori hadn’t digested this information well yet.
“Yeah.” Kaori nodded.
“There are many illogical things in this world that can happen in reality at any time.
Novels, TV shows, and movies all need a bit of logical consistency, but reality doesn’t follow logic.”
Kyubey explained it to Kaori, and feeling that Kaori might not understand, he simply said: “It’s just the difference between a normal person and a lunatic.
You can understand that, right?”
“I think I understand.”
Kaori finally understood, and at the same time, she stood up for Kyubey: “How could she treat Kyubey like that?
Even if she really likes Kyubey, she can’t restrict Kyubey’s personal freedom like that.”
“This kind of emotion cannot last!”
“Kaori, can you tell me about your recent situation at school?”
Kyubey wanted to spend as much time as possible with Kaori.
“Sure, it’s like this…”
Ten minutes later, after listening to Kaori’s account, Kyubey started to break into a cold sweat.
“What clubs did you join?”
“The Far East Magical Napping Society of Summer and the Music Club.
Why?”
Kaori didn’t know why Kyubey was curious about the clubs she had joined.
“That’Society of Summer’ isn’t a club made up of a bunch of chuunibyou, is it?”
“You mean Rikka and the others?
They are indeed very chuunibyou, but aren’t they a bunch of interesting people?
I don’t dislike hanging out with them.”
Kaori didn’t care about other people’s opinions; she simply thought the club was interesting, so she joined.
Another group of anime girl characters.
He would verify them after the Reverse Transformation.
As for now, he had to say goodbye to Kaori.